Canadian auteur Denis Côté has consciously avoided big-budget films or mainstream Hollywood throughout his career, partly because he was prevented from doing so by a progressive kidney disease. But now his health problems are increasingly fading into the background after a kidney transplant in August 2023 thanks to a donor friend. “It is an absolute […]
In 1980, Italian author and director Marco Tullio Giordana won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his feature film debut Maledetti we loveThis year he is back for the 77th edition of the Swiss festival with Life is here (Life separated). And he’s back to accept another award. At the premiere of […]
Belarus-born director Darya Zhuk will follow her debut film “Crystal Swan” with “Exactly What It Seems,” a dark sci-fi satire about contemporary authoritarianism. The film – produced by Volia Chajkouskaya and Ivo Felt (Estonia) of Allfilm and Violetta Krechetova – is based on the original short story by Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, who will act as co-author. […]
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón revealed his interest in producing a horror film during a master class at the Locarno Film Festival. The Mexican filmmaker, who received a lifetime achievement award in Locarno, is known for a wide range of works ranging from “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” to “Roma”. “I love horror films,” […]
The trailer for Pia Marais’ “Transamazonia” was released ahead of the film’s world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival. “Transamazonia,” which will have its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival, will be distributed internationally by The Party Film Sales. WME Independent is handling North American rights. The film centers on […]
